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When you get down to it, I think the most important part of what makes an effective wood-cutting tool is It's blade-geometry. I recommend what would be called a full-height convex grind. This is a good diagram but when you grind the initial taper of the convex angle over the full flat of your blade towards the spine: You will find that your blade begins to cut as deep as you can bring the start of your convex edge back. A convex blade-grind is arguably the most efficient and effective blade-geometry possible because it functions in harmony with natural structures. It strengthens the blade, and maximizes efficiency by biting deep into wood but not binding in as the curved convex edge enables it to slide back out of the wood easily. There are plenty of youtube videos showing chunks of blade edges snapping off of flat-ground blades. When you realize how much more efficient a full-height convex grind is, you'll find yourself becoming a kind of Knifey Hipster. Outright avoiding hollow-grinds or wishing to take a file to the knife in question in order to salvage it with a proper grind.
